Opened 1820 Architectural style Georgian architecture | Phone +44 7842 092828 Function Theater | |
Address 54 W Gate, Sleaford NG34 7PN, UK Similar Navigation House Visitor Ce, Little Theatre, Rauceby railway station, Sleaford railway station, Hurst Spit Profiles | ||
The Playhouse is a theatre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.
Sleaford Playhouse is a Grade II listed Georgian building dating from 1820. Prior to it being restored and re-opened as a theatre in 2000 it had been used as a benefits office and library.
The Grade II listed Playhouse started life as a theatre and was built for a local printer and actor Joseph Smedley. In 1841 the theatre was sold to John Hyde and was later taken over by Jane Hill and William Pidd-Fischer in 1853. In 1855, despite attempts to re-open it as a theatre, the building was sold to Thomas Parry who in turn sold the building to the Church of England. Through a variety of donations and grants it was converted into the town's first infant school by local builders Parry and William Kirk, at a cost of £1,085.